Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-03
INTER- STATE COMMERCE.



| the rask Hsrss to ne Rallrona-
/ WsFk q ne Year.
| WaaaENazuN. Dee. z--Ths iirr, ANN.
a re2ort o. th4 later Szafa Co1nuerne
0omnniasinn mas been laid hefcfa -
serEe&GrF CT the ipleriox. Affef seSafnr
briefly upon he mnenita1s of 10 fnler.
ssls which fhe eol undertakes % feea-
late, ne eomnizEion daantes 4 toTan
paees 10 q hiskeEs eketah Of fhe euEn.
sx3's transportation faeililisa ffom Ia
pack horst ct The eaEIteaa Asys 20 tke
mammoth institEtions af ne present
year tr4cing hack 70 thar origin ara
poin1inR out all the nses and abnass
which finally led 70 she passaRe Ct ths
inter state aet.
| 1he nnmmfssinn SAYS some Of fha
Fatlr0ad practices which Il undsrtskes
. bring 70 en- ED have been common
AMONG carriers b. water also, ana II
wEonE n themselves might justly ha
feIblddan IN their case as well.
Ine commission thnt TIE express hus-
lnesz cone bY the Failro1a o0mpanlea
themselves come within lho aet
NhetheF he express companies whish
are independent Of the railroads A.
9iihin the contemplation oF this act q
more doubtful.
In regard TO TIE sleeping car csm-
/ panie1, live stock car companies and 81
companies, which transport 10 tank, ths
sommtssion ssg that they aro as much
suhaect 20 Ghe temptation 10 dlsoEirni-
nate ag The EaiiFpadA and the fact =
laid before congress for such action a.
e may choose fo take.
LONG AND sz6nr nAurs.
The long and short haul clause Is sx
hanstively discussed, tageiher with eha
reasons of she e0mmAssion's aemporarI-
b Suspension Of ne provisions II ssr-
tain sections, snd they say IN part.
~1ha considerations which were infia-
eniial IN determining when these tenn
pozaxy osdoIs eh0uld be granted were
not mora the relief Of fha carriers from
the danger Of loea than the prevention
Of thresfened disturbance of business
interests IN certain localities, which by
its reiiex action seemed liahlefo embar-
Fass tha entire eouniEy."
The commission takes plensnra n
being abba 70 report that IN large see-
tons Of the eonntry obedienca 20 the
general letter Of The fourth section Is |
without important exceptions.
Reviewing tho rnilWay operations |
during the period which has ELAPSED /
since The set tack effect, TIE oommis- |
sion says that, while less has been done |
tn tue direction Of bringing the freight /
tariffs into conformity with she general /
Enle prescribed by the fourth section |
than some persons expected. There has /
nevertheless been gratifying adsanoa
II that. direction, and there Il every
reason 10 believe that Il will continue. |
AL osausos okhzuns.
The commission, after quoting the |
aBofion which empowers 1t 20 inquire |
into the buslness Of ell common car |
rIeTs, eays. sThis is an important pro-
vision and ths commission viii no doubf |
have frequent occasion 70 take action /
n0deE ~ There is every reason 20 be- |
lieva thae Gcnne OF the moat serious CO. |
tiong which wire notorious Ia railway 4
sources before tie passage Of the sGf |
and we're, IN Legislative minds, the rsa- |
son Tor itg enactment, have nov eimost |
ceased 10 exist. One Of thesa was the |
giving Of special and secret rebates. |
The complaints Of unjust disarimina- |
tion and giving undue prefsfenees bs /
open rates are slfll frequent aud IN The |
existing tariffs there are many rates /
which, as compared with 0theFs made /
5y the same esFrieFs, seem TO be unfair 4
and oppressive.
''BeiDg now uompellsd to justify their
rases when called on the eommission /
finds that Il makes the mana7sre more |
cautious about dsi1g & injustice"
Do The sEbiect Of the complaint the
report says that IN the majority Of oaaas
when q complaint has been found 10 Be /
mistaken ia facta or II WFonGed, q has
been through czfelessueas oK 8 mistake
Of an sRenf, which vas readily cor
rested.
Tha eommission urges shs desisahlli-
y Of uniform freight esaasi6cations
thrsuRhout the county, but doubts /
their possibility 20 reach the matter By |
Legislation, while Witheut IS there g 3 |
gradual approach 10 uniformity effect /
ed By the railroads themselves.
PooLINa.
The commission says: The pooling /
or frelQhts and Of railroad earnings. 30 /
Car a. the commission has knowledRe /
sr information on the subject, came 10 4
an end when the oct took effect but a.
A2o WNQAAA4A MtA3 WAA1 VI N@NE4nA ~ EANa9A Il
had IN vieW informing railroad associa-
tions the leading associations have nos l
been continued 10 exiatenee for other /
obIeols. Among the objects are TIE
making Of regulations fer nninterKnpt-
"a and harmonious railroad communi-
cation and the exchange Of trainc with
IN the tsrEitory embraced By their /
workings. Some regulations in addition |
% thsse made By Law are almost, II NOS |
ait0Qether, indispensable. This, while |
the seventh section OF the act foThids |
carriers preventing ahipmenis from BE- |
inc continuous By any device Of chang |
ing time schedules, carriage IN different
carr etc., Il has not undertaken 10 pro-
vide for the making af suah time
schedules as would furnish ooutip0us
shipment oE 70 prescribe rules for load-
Inc and movement Of ears for that par
posa."
nEAs0ElnEE czAnoEs.
In the chaptar upon reasonable
charges che commission enYas "Of the
duties dsvolssd On she commission By
the aet 70 regulate commeEoe What ts
mora rerpiaKiuN and difhcnl7 than that
Of passing upon ths oomplainani. mads
Of rates as being unEeasonAbief Tia
UUEo4lOH VI A81a3&N&A4aAA18 " INV AAA
wolves 90 many cousidexationa and Is
affected by % many circumstances and
conditions thaa d is quite impossible
% deal wiih u On purely mathematical
principiss. A study Of the go 20 Feen-
laaa commerce has nAkiahed tha oOmnai8-
sion that is waa intendsd In iia passage
30 preserve for tie people the benefits
e competftion e. between several trans
porsation lines. II that shall Be dops
he towns which have great usiuFai ed
sAnlaRss asquirsd BY large expenditnFsa
Of money tn establishing new th0rouRA.
fares Of commeroe, viii have cheapaf
rates than can ordinarily Be e0tatned
bg towns Iess favprahlY situated. The
commiaaion hnds that The operation ef
the law has In general been benshclal,
that Il tends 10 increaae railroad earn
inas while the tendencY of fstes
- been dosuBefd. 1heae facls
are aftribated 10 a. tncgease
n the movsnens Of materials induced
81 fhe failh Ii the stability and fair
nssa Of cnasRsa.